a_mathis_

Husband, dad, pastor/church planter

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@deaninserra @DannySpxp @brennaman_marty was the voice of the @Reds for my first 31 years alive and I would listen to him read audiobooks if I could.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

I’m with H

Most of the 25% are not egal, they’re comps who differ on application, not doctrine. I suspect more of the 75% see the entire 25% as problematic than the share of the 25% that support women pastors. The SBC needs room for doctrinal agreement & application disagreement

[Heiden Ratner @HeidenRatner]

I voted “no” on the amendment…
— Not because I hold to an Egal view
— Not because I thought the langauge in it was wrong
— Not because I dislike like Dr. @albertmohler
— Not because I’ve been brainwashed by leftist culture lol
— Not because I don’t like the Scriptures
— I could keep going…

But, rather because:

— There’s no liberal drift in the SBC
— We have attacked this issue head-on 4 straight years and have been clear
— The BFM2000 hits this and works
— The credentials committee does their job
— We don’t need another headline on this, it distracts from the mission
— The loudness doesn’t help with church planting efforts… rather hinders momentum… especially in predominantly lost cities. Think missionally.
— Would rather honor what the Bible does permit for women than quadruple down on what it forbids… especially when it’s a nonissue in our convention
— Tired of the topic being a major when it’s not.
— Tired of people having an unhealthy desire for conflict and rivalry. Let’s do better.
#sbc26

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@deaninserra No.

Off the top of my mind - Larkin, Jeter, Rodriguez, Ripken, and Banks were all better.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@lukedsimmons Got this from another, but I’ve adopted it.

Be simple.
Be urgent.
Be clear.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@TexasPreacher Can't remember who said it, maybe Begg(?), but I heard it put like this,

"The church has been built on the shoulders of men whose names we will never know and whose graves go unvisitied."

I've never forgotten that.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

Easter 2025, this room was empty.
A week earlier, Harrison Ave. Baptist Church closed, choosing to pass the torch to a church plant.

Many stayed. Prayed. Gave. Believed.

Yesterday: 204 people, 2 services.

God brings life from endings.

Replanting isn’t quitting, it’s legacy.

[Dean Inserra @deaninserra]

I don’t see how folks can have any joy in life if they can only be online about what is bad, & rarely celebrate what is good.

Paul was quick to point out the problems in his letters, but encouraged the church regularly. If your first instinct is negative and yea but, that’s not a great place to be.

[Oracle Park @OracleParkSF]

What a sight 🤩

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

The smoke flag is the coolest flag you’ll ever see

AMERICA 🇺🇸

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Nobody does Opening Day better than Cincinnati

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office.

Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known.

He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions.

Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?"

I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well."

The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year.

Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there.

But at game time, the tires were flat.

I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands.

Now it was time to reset.

"Shower well" means exactly this:
• Watch the frustration circle down the drain
• Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind
• Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest

Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight.

Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization.

I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball.

Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home.

You can carry all of that through your front door.

Or you can shower well.

I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them.

The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up.

Either we win. Or we learn.

The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day.

So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well.

Tomorrow is a new at-bat.

What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

Class.

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

To: Cincinnati

From: @JoeyVotto

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@AlTheBoss03

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

“Don’t feel like you have to give an answer when you are cornered by people with an agenda.” @deaninserra

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

Nick/@Reds, do the right thing. Bring him back.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@MoEgger @BenjaminSWatson The mistake is assuming affairs are a creep problem. They’re usually a proximity, opportunity, erosion problem. Plenty of people who never thought of themselves as creeps still crossed lines they never planned to cross. Guardrails exist for that reason.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@TwentyBehind @MoEgger @BenjaminSWatson Is your assertion strong men can’t have moments of weakness? Or well-intentioned people can’t have moments where they go against their normal behavior?

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@UD_engr88 @MoEgger @BenjaminSWatson In many businesses, nonprofits, and churches, two signatures are required on checks.

This isn’t because we assume people are thieves.

It’s because temptation + opportunity + isolation is dangerous.

Ironically, the higher the trust, the stronger the guardrails.

[a_mathis_ @a_mathis_]

@bengaljims_BTR Cincinnati owes him an apology. He had the means and the guts to tell Mike Brown no, and he did. He did what every fan wishes they had the power to do.